"Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984). Although fairly inauspicious upon initial release, "Relax" finally reached number one in the UK singles chart on 24 January 1984, ultimately becoming one of the most controversial and most commercially successful records of the entire decade.
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- "Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984). Although fairly inauspicious upon initial release, "Relax" finally reached number one in the UK singles chart on 24 January 1984, ultimately becoming one of the most controversial and most commercially successful records of the entire decade. The single eventually sold a reported 1.91 million copies in the UK alone, making it the seventh best-selling UK single of all time. Following the release of the group's second single, "Two Tribes", "Relax" rallied from a declining UK chart position during June 1984 to climb back up the UK charts and re-attain number two spot behind "Two Tribes" at number one, representing simultaneous chart success by a single act unprecedented since the early 1960s. Upon release in the United States in late 1984, "Relax" repeated its slow UK progress, reaching number 67 upon initial release, but eventually reaching number 10 in March 1985. The song won Best British Single at the 1985 Brit Awards. The song is sampled in the film Zoolander, in which it is the trigger for the main character to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The song was also featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- Relax è una canzone del gruppo britannico Frankie Goes to Hollywood, pubblicata come loro singolo d'esordio dalla ZTT Records nel 1983. La canzone fu in seguito inclusa nell'album Welcome to the Pleasuredome del 1984. Partito piuttosto in sordina, Relax raggiunse inaspettatamente la vetta dei singoli più venduti nel Regno Unito il 24 gennaio 1984, diventando uno dei maggiori successi commerciali dell'intera decade, nonché uno dei brani più controversi. Il singolo vendette 1,91 milioni di copie soltanto nel Regno Unito, diventando il settimo singolo più venduto della storia della discografia britannica. Sulla scia del successo del secondo singolo dei Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Two Tribes, Relax riottenne nuova popolarità nel giugno 1984, risalendo dalle ultime posizione della classifica e raggiungendo la seconda posizione dei singoli più venduti, dietro a Two Tribes. Si trattò di un caso praticamente senza precedenti dagli anni sessanta. Quando Relax fu pubblicato negli Stati Uniti nel 1984, si ripetette lo stesso andamento avuto in Europa, partendo dai bassi fondi della classifica per scalare posizioni ed arrivare in top ten.
- Relax is de debuutsingle uit 1984 van de Britse popgroep Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Het nummer betekende destijds de doorbraak voor deze band. Het is onderdeel van de lp Welcome to the Pleasuredome.
- "Relax" är den första singelskivan från den brittiska gruppen Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Singeln släpptes den 24 oktober 1983 och återfinns på albumet Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Den är skriven av Peter Gill, Holly Johnson och Mark O'Toole och producerad av Trevor Horn.
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- An excerpt from Relax (16 Minute Sex Mix)
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- "Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984). Although fairly inauspicious upon initial release, "Relax" finally reached number one in the UK singles chart on 24 January 1984, ultimately becoming one of the most controversial and most commercially successful records of the entire decade.
- Relax è una canzone del gruppo britannico Frankie Goes to Hollywood, pubblicata come loro singolo d'esordio dalla ZTT Records nel 1983. La canzone fu in seguito inclusa nell'album Welcome to the Pleasuredome del 1984. Partito piuttosto in sordina, Relax raggiunse inaspettatamente la vetta dei singoli più venduti nel Regno Unito il 24 gennaio 1984, diventando uno dei maggiori successi commerciali dell'intera decade, nonché uno dei brani più controversi.
- Relax is de debuutsingle uit 1984 van de Britse popgroep Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Het nummer betekende destijds de doorbraak voor deze band. Het is onderdeel van de lp Welcome to the Pleasuredome.
- "Relax" är den första singelskivan från den brittiska gruppen Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Singeln släpptes den 24 oktober 1983 och återfinns på albumet Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Den är skriven av Peter Gill, Holly Johnson och Mark O'Toole och producerad av Trevor Horn.
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